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DVT case may open floodgates
A test case to determine if airlines are liable for failing to warn air passengers of the potential...
GE Financial Services sells pet insurance business
GE Financial Services has sold its pet insurance broking business Pet Protect to warranty specialis...
Growing concerns
Despite recent animal epidemics, employers' liability is still top of the crops for claims in the farming sector. However, the cultivation of health and safety measures means the opportunities in this niche market can continue to grow, says Simon…
Allen Insurance switches business to Premium First
Hull-based brokers Allen Insurance has switched the majority of its premium funding business to Pre...
BIS secures contract
BIS has secured the contract to provide Xchanging with co-location, network and messaging services....
Bupa: Heart & Cancer push
Bupa's new condition-led Heart & Cancer policy will be made immediately available to Lloyds TSB cus...
Post Mag football competition results
The winner of the first Post Magazine/Professional Broking Avon football competition is Janet Perri...
Pru U-turn to stem India tide
Prudential has denied that its new 1000-seat call centre in India is no longer a cost-effective sol...
Bell tolls for Avon
The Avon Insurance brand will disappear from the market, following NFU Mutual's decision to sell it...
Marsh loses historic tender
Broker giant Marsh has lost a tender, worth millions in premium income, to smaller rival RK Harriso...
Moving claims up the agenda
This month's Post Magazine management briefing gives the claims function and those associated with it the chance to take centre stage for once. David Worsfold previews the conference and looks at the opportunities it offers individuals and the industry…
Five insurers eye India
Financial services outsourcing specialist Efunds is hoping to capitalise on the appetite among UK i...
FSA considers fines
John Tiner, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, speaking at a conference organis...
Commentary - Employers liable to protect staff from racial abuse
Racism has again become front-page news as black English footballers are abused in Slovakia. Is the...
View from the Top - Robert Hiscox, chairman, Hiscox
One of my basic rules of business is that the status quo always changes. Today's hero is so oft...
Chubb launches extension to offering
Chubb has launched an extension to its high net worth offering to cover homeowners targeted by iden...
Scor replaces chairman
French reinsurer Scor has replaced its chairman of the last eight years Jacques Blondeau, with its ...
UK loss adjuster expands in Nigeria as pilot combats fraud
Kent-based forensic loss adjuster Prontac plans to open an office in Lagos, Nigeria later this mont...
Roofing Contractors to take campaign to House of Lords
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors is due to bring its campaign against the recent hike...
Abbey offers brokers loss assessor access
Abbey Legal Protection is to offer broker access to a network of loss assessors through its new ret...
There's more to life than portals
Portals, undoubtedly, have a place in the future strategy of many corporations. However, portals ar...
TAG calls for protocol talks on ATE premiums
Insurers' legal representatives last week conceded in submissions to the High Court that the Englis...
Lloyd's pulls ahead of IUA in market share
New figures show Lloyd's and the London market are fighting their corner in the international arena. Marcus Alcock reports.
Personal lines insurers reap what they sow
Whatever UK insurer Royal & Sun Alliance outlines in terms of its capital-raising plans, it will un...